Allen Ginsberg

The Last Word On The First Blues

Omnivore

The classic session plus eleven previously unissued performances, featuring contributions from Bob Dylan, Happy Traum, Don Cherry, Peter Orlovsky, Arthur Russell and co, in a luxuriously turned out 28-page colour booklet with rare photos and new essay by the producer Pat Thomas.
John Hammond was chuffed by the original release of The First Blues in 1983: ‘I recorded Allen in 1976 but Columbia Records refused to issue the results, considering the songs obscene and disrespectful. I am thrilled to finally be able to present Allen… I will present ‘disrespectful’ music like this as often as possible.’

• GOING DOWN TO SAN DIEGO
• VOMIT EXPRESS
• JIMMY BERGMAN (GAY LIB RAG)
• NY YOUTH CALL ANNUNCIATION
• CIA DOPE CALYPSO
• PUT DOWN YR CIGARETTE RAG
• SICKNESS BLUES
• BROKEN BONE BLUES
• STAY AWAY FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
• HARDON BLUES
• GURU BLUES
• EVERYBODY SING
• GOSPEL NOBEL TRUTHS
• BUS RIDE TO SUVA
• PRAYER BLUES
• LOVE FORGIVEN
• FATHER DEATH BLUES
• DOPE FIEND BLUES
• TYGER
• YOU ARE MY DILDO
• OLD POND
• NO REASON
• MY PRETTY ROSE TREE
• CAPITOL AIR
• NURSES SONG
• SPRING (MERRILY WELCOME)
• SEPTEMBER ON JESSORE ROAD
• LAY DOWN YR MOUNTAIN
• SLACK KEY GUITAR
• REEF MANTRA
• NY BLUES
• COME ALONG VIETNAM (Rehearsal)
• AIRPLANE BLUES (Live at Folk City)
• FEEDING THEM RASPBERRIES TO GROW (Live at Folk City)
• DO THE MEDITATION ROCK